Finally Lifted!

Congratulations! I’m glad you finally got it done. Get yourself some skid plates and it will get you down to 2” in front. You can install the RCI ones in your driveway with a socket set. You don’t even need a jack.

 

I don’t mind the extra lift in front, just wasn’t expecting it. Seems it will settle and some seem to have reported getting higher than expected at first.

 

The guys who installed it said at 45-60mph is when you’ll feel vibes usually (and I didn’t) but they aren’t solely Tacoma experts. Trying to diagnose and is there a way to know if it’s tires as opposed to driveshaft vibes from lift?

 

Put org. tires back on it and see if the vibs are there.

 

You take stuff apart and put it back together, things are going to vibrate and squeak. Leave it alone, no squeaks.

 

Did they leave in place the axle shim that was on there already?

 

There wasn’t a shim. Pretty sure there wasn’t because I remember checking months ago. Plus if you watch / look at many Dakar installs it doesn’t seem people shim unless needed

 

Hmm that’s strange. Mine had a shim already there when I did my aal. Let me see if I can get a pic of it

 

Hopefully others can chime in with 2018s or third gens as to whether or not they had a shim stock. Also if they left in or not with Dakars. The low-range Off Road install video shows them not install it with the Dakars but they do take one out stock. OME really should come with detailed instructions! I asked HS and they don’t even make them.

 

Mine is an 18, double cab short bed auto. Hopefully it's easy to see in the pictures. When I searched I couldn't find anything on it so I just put it back in with the aal. It looks to be about 1/8" difference, not sure which degree that would be. I get a slight vibration coming to a stop too, was thinking of figuring out which degree this shim was, adding 1.5 degrees to that for my aal and ordering a shim from HS to replace the stock one.



Back side, look on top of the perch

Front side, look on top of the perch

side view, shitty view and hard to tell, but figure I'd add it

 

I found a thread where some had it and some didn’t. I’m gonna text the installer and ask if he remembers taking them out. It’s possible I had them but since so small, I didn’t see them when quickly looking.

 

That's funny...I haven't done s$!& to mine and it rattles and squeks.

 

Yep that’s what guys say to argue against any mods

if only was that easy. I sold them.

 

I was wrong! Stock leafs have the shim. Question is now, are they supposed to go on the Dakars or not?

 

A good easy test it you want to be sure, remove the rear driveshaft, put into 4H and test drive. If vibration goes away, you know what it is.

 

If I go back and have them shim it, I’ll mention that.

Just drove it again and it’s def there. Feels like mild rumble strips on desceleration at 25-10mph

 

This^^^

But no CB drop

 

Is there a quick and easy way to know if it’s the tires? Do you guys who had the vibe have stock or more aggressive tires on? I’m running duratracs

 

You can get issues from that as well. I’m extremely happy with my lift and it’s not like I’m killing my truck with a slight vibe. Still don’t even know if it’s the tires.

 

Is it usually one or the other? I have the cb drop installed